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Title The birds of British Columbia. Volume 1, Nonpasserines : introduction and loons through waterfowl / by R. Wayne Campbell [and others]
Published Vancouver : UBC Press, ©1990

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 514 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
Contents Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- INTRODUCTION -- General Introduction -- The Province -- The Bird Resource: Its National and International Significance -- Changes in the Bird Resource -- History of the Project -- The Book -- The Future -- Ornithological History -- The Explorers -- The Collectors -- Natural History Societies -- The Observer-Naturalists -- Ornithology at British Columbia Universities -- Ornithology at Other Universities -- Conservation and Management of Birds in British Columbia -- The Environment
An OverviewEcoregions of British Columbia -- Northeast Pacific Ecoprovince -- Coast and Mountains Ecoprovince -- Georgia Depression Ecoprovince -- Central Interior Ecoprovince -- Sub-Boreal Interior Ecoprovince -- Southern Interior Mountains Ecoprovince -- Southern Interior Ecoprovince -- Boreal Plains Ecoprovince -- Taiga Plains Ecoprovince -- Northern Boreal Mountains Ecoprovince -- Changes in the Environment -- Taxonomy -- Methods, Terms, and Abbreviations -- Data Sources and Limitations -- Form and Content -- SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Checklist of British Columbia BirdsRegular Species -- Gaviiformes -- Podicipediformes -- Procellariiformes -- Pelecaniformes -- Ciconiiformes -- Anseriformes -- Casual, Accidental, Extirpated, and Extinct Species -- Hypothetical Species -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1 -- Migration Chronology -- Appendix 2 -- Summary of Official Christmas Bird Counts in British Columbia: 1957 through 1984 -- Appendix 3 -- Contributors -- REFERENCES CITED -- ADDENDA -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O
Pr -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y -- z -- about the authors
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Birds -- British Columbia
Ornithology -- British Columbia
Birds
Ornithology
British Columbia
Form Electronic book
Author Campbell, R. Wayne (Robert Wayne), 1942-
Canadian Wildlife Service.
British Columbia. Wildlife Branch.
ISBN 9780774856348
0774856343